I quite agree, Mr Smith’s inchoate bellowing in …

I quite agree, Mr Smith’s inchoate bellowing in the european parliament was as embarrassing as it was incomprehensible, almost as risible as Nigel Farage’s ill-considered rant.

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I live in Scotland, so I have an interest in who the SNP pick to be deputy leader as it will impact upon me just as much as upon party members. Your posts in this thread are infantile, do you not have anything constructive to say?

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ForArgyll on PauseIn what way? iRef2 is a hollow threat as long as the opinion polls remain as they are.

ForArgyll on PauseNever mind the travel expenses, what about her constituents? Unlike the previous incumbent who, whatever his failings might be, was a good constituency MP, people are complaining that the new broom doesn’t exactly work as advertised.

ForArgyll on PauseDraw the mouse pointer over the text while holding the left mouse button down and the text will become readable.

HMS Ambush ambushed off GibraltarCommercial shipping has a rather worse record for hitting terra firma, each other or hapless yachts than submarines do and fishermen are amongst the most irresponsible when it comes to keeping a lookout according to the COLREGs, as a look at the MAIB annual reports would show. Everyone must do better to keep themselves and others safe at sea.

HMS Ambush ambushed off GibraltarI doubt that being able to detect the merchant vessel was the issue given the advanced sensors available on board, more likely it was a lamentable loss of situational awareness on the part of the Officer of the Watch(not unlike the situation of Ambush going aground) and will no doubt involve a lot of interviews without tea or biscuits and impede or stop dead some careers.